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Karoline Leavitt stated on January 28, 2025 in a press conference:

“DOGE and OMB also found that there was about to be $50 million taxpayer dollars that went out the door to fund condoms in Gaza.”

By Caleb McCullough, Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 30, 2025

Tere McCann stated on October 30, 2012 in a campaign mailer.:

Says opponent Chad Chadwell "wants condom techniques demonstrated to your children."

By W. Gardner Selby• November 1, 2012

Rand Paul stated on October 15, 2014 in a speech.:

"$2.4 million of the NIH dollars was spent on ‘origami’ condoms."

By Sean Gorman• October 27, 2014

Donna Howard stated on February 27, 2017 in a Facebook Live interview with Austin bureau reporters for the Dallas Morning News:

Says condoms "used to be tax-exempt here in Texas."

By W. Gardner Selby• March 10, 2017

NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on October 29, 2014 in a television ad:

"If Cory Gardner gets his way, you'd better stock up on condoms."

By Louis Jacobson• October 30, 2014

Planned Parenthood stated on August 25, 2008 in Denver:

McCain "said he was 'stumped' when asked whether contraceptives help stop the spread of HIV."

By Alexander Lane• August 26, 2008

Sarah Ponder stated on July 01, 2013 in a rally at the state Capitol:

Says $800,000 cost of Texas special legislative session would pay for 1.6 million condoms, 90,000 months of the pill or 20 full-time sexual health educators.

By Sue Owen• July 3, 2013

Todd Starnes stated on October 29, 2019 in a blog post:

The Austin Independent School District board voted to mandate "a pornographic sex education policy that includes instruction on anal sex and how to place a condom on an erect penis."

By Madlin Mekelburg• November 19, 2019

No on 60 campaign against condom requirement in adult films stated on June 24, 2016 in in a campaign video advertisement:

California’s Prop 60, which would require condom use in adult films, would put "workers in the adult film industry at risk for lawsuits and harassment."

By Chris Nichols• September 2, 2016

Instagram posts stated on September 18, 2022 in a photo:

“Supreme Court just voted to ban condoms.”

By Sara Swann• September 20, 2022

X posts stated on July 17, 2021 in a tweet:

Olympic Village has cardboard beds “to prevent Olympians from having sex, and thus risk spreading (COVID-19).”

By Kelsey Sena Tamakloe• July 19, 2021

Bloggers stated on October 07, 2009 in a posting on the conservative Web site TownHall.com:

The Baucus health care bill would require taxes on medical devices such as X-ray machines, female condoms, HIV tests and surgical needles.

By Louis Jacobson• October 9, 2009

NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on October 25, 2013 in a campaign brochure.:

Says Ken Cuccinelli wants "to eliminate all forms of birth control."

By Sean Gorman• October 27, 2013

Robert Healey stated on November 05, 2014 in interviews:

I spent only $36.29 on my campaign for governor.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• November 9, 2014

X posts stated on May 25, 2022 in a tweet:

Recent research suggests that 15% of abortions are the result of coercion.

By Samantha Putterman• June 24, 2022

Hillary Clinton stated on June 30, 2014 in an interview at the Aspen Ideas Festival:

"A salesclerk at Hobby Lobby who needs contraception … is not going to get that service through her employer’s health care plan because her employer doesn’t think she should be using contraception."

By Louis Jacobson• July 3, 2014

Susan Happ stated on June 30, 2014 in a press release:

"At some point in their lives, 99% of women use birth control."

By James B. Nelson• July 18, 2014

Donna Garner stated on December 09, 2010 in a newsletter:

Says Joe Straus "was co-author of a bill that would have allowed Planned Parenthood to control public school sex education."

By Ciara O'Rourke• December 13, 2010

Ken Cuccinelli stated on August 27, 2013 in a news conference.:

"I’ve never supported legislation that invades people’s choices about contraception."

By Sean Gorman• September 16, 2013

Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2022 in a Facebook post:

“If your roommate catches HIV, you will be exposed to it and will probably contract it too, given long enough.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 19, 2022

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